XS Power

So I emailed xs and asked about what I needed as far as batteries go. Here is the actual email. I just wanted to know if this is all I really need? I want my voltage to stay up and dont want it dropping. What would you recommend for my current installation? As it stands right now I have a 260 amp alternator. I drive a lincoln aviator which is the same as a ford explorer. The stock alternator was a 130 amp. I do not know how much current draw it pulled but I am sure it is more than the average car. I listen to my music loud 90% of the time. As for my current installation goes I have 4 of the sundown saz1500s going in which have fuse ratings of 150 amps and then I…

I have an option to use a step up converter to run at 18.5v. I can't set it any higher or i risk damaging my amps as they are only rated up to 18.5v. Is 18.5v high enough to charge a D1000? If it's not, what is the recommended voltage and how good would 18,.5v be before i would have to top it off myself with a charger? once a week maybe?

i will be running an 15'' btl on a RFamp (3000 watts rms)....How big of a h/o alternator is needed? 200 amp? 250 amp? How many batteries should i get? How powerful? Brands? i will also be running my speakers on 100 watts each

Hello, One of my friend has a 15' Xcon sub and he is willing to buy a Sundown 3500 D to play it at 2 ohms. He has a JBL px 600.4 at 2 ohms for all his speakers. Everything is (will be) playing on an old Optima yellow and a stock 105 amp alternator. He wants to upgrade his electrical system : he's installing 0 ga power and ground everywhere and he has planned to do the big3. We have a local dealer of XS and Kinetic. He knows that his optima is finally quite dead, so he will replace it. What should he do ? He would like to play his system a little bit with the engine off for demonstration. But this is not a must have ! I am waiting for advices. He will get his car back from…

Hi, I'm planning to do the big3 upgrade this week end, but I would like to have a secondary battery in my trunk. I don't know the size of my stock alternator, but I don't want to change it. I have 2 amplifiers with around 1200 watts rms. Someone here, told me that it would not be really good to buy a Honda civic size battery for either secondary or primary battery. What should I chose? It is not to play with the engine off for long time, just to have a little more power. What do you think? a secondary one (whicv one), or just a big primary one (which one) ? Thanks for your help. BTW : I have a XS batt dealer in my country, and he is really into caraudio!

are the cases the same size or are they different?

I will be currently running around 3000 rms in a saturn ion with stock alternator (105 amps) until i find a high output alternator for my car. Right now i am planning on running 2 xstatic batcap 2000's(one as the primary batter and one as the secondary battery), i already know people are going to talk down on the 2000's so let me have it. what would be some good xs power battery choices. the primary battery opening is between 11-12"s and the secondary spot is under 11"s, my battery compartment is in my trunk and is exaclty the same as the one on this page just for a visual (http://www.saturnspot.com/f19/been-updating-system-again-29848.html). appreciate the help and opini…

well i got my battery to day in pristine condition, but im stumped on how to charge it for the first time. the paper work says stuff about dont let the charging go over 14.4 volts. i dont have a battery charger so i was wondering if any ther xs power owners could help me out or if scottie can chime in thanks

I personally feel that people that run their charging system (12v) at 15.6-16.1v using the MLA module are crazy, but i dont know how to explain i to them. I have a few friends using it and i worry that they are overcharging their batteries, is it the right thing to do, or should they go another route such as using an external reg alt to charge @ 14.9 like i saw in another post in this forum Thanks -Robin

1996 Volvo 850 Non-Turbo Either gonna get a regular 100 amp Bosch or a H.O. alt. but don't want to really pay the price Help, thanks

I'm planning on powering a sundown 2000d off a regular battery up front and a D3100 in back. Don't think my puny little 90Amp stock alt will survive for long with that load so... Let me rephrase lol "makes one" for less than like 600$? I emailed a representative at MechMan and they wanted me to ship out my current alt so they could clone the casing and make me a custom 200 amp one for 599$ because its a one off project?! Any reasonable prices on these things?

Im going to be running 4 of the new Cadence IA9 HC and Im going to be getting 2 of the upcoming goup 27 batteries from powermaster in the fall along with a D3400 up front and 1 D1200 and 1 D680 in the back and according to powermaster new website on the amount of power each battery can handle the 2 2700 should be able to handle 4000 watts rms a piece as back ups and then the 1200 is 2000 rms I think and the 680 is 1000 rms and the 3400 since its up front should be 2000 watts rms as well and then I have all this on a 250 amp alt from mechman my question is am I figuring this right and will the 4 IA9hc which put out 2400 rms a piece be ok or will I have to be careful I plan…

I know i should know this but do you have to match the cranking amp ratings on batteries to run them together? Or can you just run about any battery regardless of the amp ratings? Will they draw off of each other. The only reason i ask is I've bin looking around the forums at alot of installs and have seen a couple mixed matched batteries linked together. I have 2 optima redtops and i want to hook another battery to them without a isolater but don't want to spend another $160 on another redtop battery. Any help would be appreciated Joe

It will be roughly 6 weeks till I graduate and if I can't find a job, I will be keeping my car for a bit. I would like to replace the huge G31 battery with a better charging system to cut down on the weight. Can Powermaster make one to fit my needs? I really don't know how much longer the stock one is going to last. Thanks!

what is the difference between the powermaster 5100 and the powermaster 5100R...they look as if they have the exact same specs

What is the thread size for a D3100? Why does it say on the battery not to exceed 14.4 volt for charging? (I see people charging around 15 volts all the time on here) What will happen if my charger "exceeds" 14.4 volts?

i was wondering which battery would be a good second battery for my system? my system does not consist of very much i have a hfonics nemesis 400 watt amp on my mj18 and a old school optumis for my mids and highs, i have the big 3 done just want a little extra juice for when i upgrade my sub amp? your guys opion is of great help cause im confused on which one to chose

Can you use a regular Sears 12v battery charger to charge the D3100. My charger has a 2volt and 6volt setting

What size threads are the post holes for the D-series batteries. Also, how deep are they? Mine won't be for about a week so I'm unable to just measure. I'm looking for ways to hook up three 1/0 gauge power wires.

Anyone know of any sales right now. I'm looking for a D5100R and D3100

found some dirt cheap d3100's on ikesound....these have got to be the cheapest on the net..thought id share.. Ikesound.com

Is this battery still for sale? I dont see it on PMs website, nor do I see it on any of the online dealers websites. If it is still produced, does it come with the i-BAR system, or is that an extra add on part? If so how much does it cost? And will it fit any other PM battery?

any info on the new lithium. just one or a whole line. what are the being designed for.

I have 2 stinger 680's and I am wanting to go with either 2 power master 680's or 1 powermaster 1200 and I am trying to figure out which would be better

Hey all. Putting 3 d3100's in my setup and am thinking about putting them in a toolbox or sealed battery boxes under a tonneau cover in the back of my truck. How much impact will cold Colorado winters and hot summers (around 100 degrees) have on the performance of these batteries? My plans are to run a few runs of 1/0 up to some buss bars inside the cabin and then go from there to my amps. thoughts?